Molecular Biophysics
A section of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067).
Section Information
This section of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences (IJMS) aims to rapidly publish significant contributions on all aspects of the physical principles governing biomolecular and biomimetic systems. We encourage the submission of manuscripts that provide novel and mechanistic insights and papers that report significant advances in the fields. The reliability of the results provided by novel tools for virtual screening and/or the discovery of new actives by virtual screening must be either validated in silico or in vitro before first submission of a manuscript to IJMS. Theoretical studies should offer new insights into understanding experimental results and/or suggest new experimentally testable hypotheses. Topics include, but are not limited to:
- molecular structure and dynamics
- nucleic acid structure and dynamics
- protein structure and dynamics
- membrane structure and dynamics
- biomimetic material structure and dynamics
- molecular simulations
- molecular modeling
- single molecule biophysics
- biophysical techniques in the study of biomacromolecular and biomimetic systems
- biomolecular interactions
- biomimetic material interactions
- macromolecular structure determination or prediction
- characterization of disordered proteins and their interactions
- computational biophysics
- bioinformatics
- biophysical and computational approaches to drug design and development
- advances in molecular biophysical methodologies as well as imaging techniques and data analysis
- application of biophysical methods
Keywords:
biophysics; molecular imprinting; molecular simulations; molecular structure; molecular dynamics; molecular mechanics; thermodynamics; biomolecular interactions; protein structure and folding; intrinsically disordered proteins; structure prediction; nucleic acid–protein interactions; protein–membrane interactions; protein–DNA interactions; posttranslational modifications; drug–receptor interactions; protein design; protein engineering; protein–ligand binding; transmembrane proteins; chaperones; enzymology; molecular recognition; molecular modeling; membrane dynamics; macromolecular structure and dynamics; DNA structure and dynamics; RNA structure; genome structure; structure–function relationships; ion channels; spectroscopic techniques; biomolecular NMR; inter-molecular interactions; x-ray crystallography; macromolecular crystallography; crystal thermodynamics; microcalorimetry; transient kinetic techniques; fluorescence imaging; single-molecule microscopy; statistical mechanics; computer simulations; computational modeling; molecular modelingEditorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Sarcomeric Proteins in Health and Disease 3.0 (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Laser Application in Life Sciences 2022 (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Protein on the Edge: Studying the Molecular Mechanisms That Control Protein-Membrane Interaction (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Advanced Research in Functional Amyloids (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Advances in Protein Dynamics (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Research on Molecular Dynamics (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Structural Dynamics of Macromolecules (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Recent Advances in Computational Structural Bioinformatics (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Role of Water in Biological Systems 2.0 (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Elucidating the Molecular Mechanisms of Amyloid Formation In Vitro and In Situ: A Challenge for Biophysics (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Protein Engineering: The Present and the Future 2.0 (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Redox Enzymes: Molecular Mechanisms, Structural Features, Physiological Roles (Deadline: 5 October 2023)
- From Molecules to Tissues: Health, Injury and Disease (Deadline: 10 October 2023)
- Biocatalysis: Mechanisms of Proteolytic Enzymes 2.0 (Deadline: 15 October 2023)
- Protein Misfolding (Deadline: 15 October 2023)
- Molecular Advances in Cell Mechanics (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
- Biophysical Properties of Membrane Proteins (Deadline: 30 October 2023)
- Single Molecule Tracking and Dynamics (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Conformational Dynamics and Protein Allostery: Molecular Simulations, Network Modeling and Machine Learning Approaches (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Biological Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation, Biomolecular Condensates, and Membraneless Organelles 2.0 (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Single Molecule Tracking and Dynamics with Quantum Probes: New Advances and Challenges (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Bioluminescent and Fluorescent Proteins: Molecular Mechanisms and Modern Applications 4.0 (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Raman Spectroscopy and Machine Learning in Human Disease (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Application of Fluorescence Imaging and Super-Resolution Imaging in Molecular Biology (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Structure and Formation Mechanism of Amyloid Fibrils (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- NMR Tools and Their Application for Structural Biology of Bioactive Proteins 2.0 (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Metallo-Proteins: Structure, Function and Their Roles in Health and Disease (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Protein-Protein Interactions in Cellular Function (Deadline: 28 November 2023)
- Molecular Biosensing: From Theory to Point of Care Analytical Device (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Physical Energies and Morphogenetic Signaling 2.0 (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Biomechanical Interaction between Cell and Its Microenvironment (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Latest Review Papers in Molecular Biophysics 2023 (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Cryogenic Biomolecular Imaging and Image Analysis Techniques: Present and Future (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Bioactive Oxadiazoles 3.0 (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Metalloproteins: How Metals Shape Protein Structure and Function (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Recent Advances in Genome Maintenance Studies (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Studies on Proton-Gated Ion Channels: Structural Aspects, Pharmacology and Implications in Health and Disease (Deadline: 22 December 2023)
- Biophysical Characterization and Molecular Engineering of Multidomain Proteins 3.0 (Deadline: 25 December 2023)
- Getting Molecules across Cellular Membranes: Transporters, Channels and Pores (Deadline: 30 December 2023)
- X-ray Spectroscopy in Life Sciences (Deadline: 30 December 2023)
- Application of NMR Spectroscopy in Biomolecules (Deadline: 30 December 2023)
- Membrane Channels: Mechanistic Insights (Deadline: 30 December 2023)
- The Research about Structural and Computational Biology (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Transition Metal Ions in Biology (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Structural Biology of Membrane Proteins (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Protein Stability Research (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- The Application of Molecular Dynamics Simulation and Cryo-EM on the Architecture and Function of Virulence Pathogens (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- RNA-Binding Proteins — Structure, Function, Networks and Diseases (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Muscle Proteins, Functions and Interactions (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Biological Effects of Internally Deposited Radionuclides (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Molecular Dynamics of Membrane Proteins (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Bio-Plasma for Molecular Science (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Conformational Studies of Proteins and Peptides (Deadline: 10 January 2024)
- Technology Advance and Application of Cryo-Electron Microscopy in Molecular Biology and Biomedicine (Deadline: 15 January 2024)
- Protons in Biochemical Systems (Deadline: 30 January 2024)
- Modulatory Mutagenic Impacts on Photo-/Biophysical Performance of Fluorescent Proteins (Deadline: 30 January 2024)
- Insights into the Mechanisms and Driving Forces of Biomolecular Adsorption Processes (Deadline: 30 January 2024)
- Application of Atomic Force Microscopy in Molecular and Cell Biology (Deadline: 30 January 2024)
- Computational Nanomechanics and Multiscale Modeling: Recent Advances and Applications (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Extracellular Vesicles in Phylogeny 2.0 (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Novel Strategies in the Development of Peptide-Based Therapeutics (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Advances in Molecular Biophysics of Protein-Protein Interactions (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Applications of Raman Spectroscopy in Molecular Biology (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Radiation-Induced Non-DNA-Targeted Effects Relevant to Radiation Protection and Medicine (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Biophysics and Mechanical Properties of Cells 2.0 (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- The Structure and Function of Synuclein (Deadline: 10 February 2024)
- Radiation-Induced DNA Damage, Repair and Responses (Deadline: 10 February 2024)
- The Role of Environment in Amyloid Aggregation 3.0 (Deadline: 20 February 2024)
- X-ray Spectrometry (Deadline: 28 February 2024)
- Research Advances in Protein Misfolding (Deadline: 28 February 2024)
- Advances in Heat-Shock Response and Heat-Shock Proteins (Deadline: 28 February 2024)
- The Structure of Antimicrobial Peptides (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Polymers, Biopolymers and their Modifications: Spectroscopic/Fluorescence Properties (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Protein Structure Research 2024 (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Advances in NMR Spectroscopy for Bioactive Small Molecules (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Cellular Damage: Protection and Induction (Deadline: 10 March 2024)
- Drug Discovery of Compounds by Structural Design (Deadline: 15 March 2024)
- Advances in Molecular and Cellular Imaging, Microscopy, and Biomedical Spectroscopy (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions: